Getting a job as a young person isn t always the easiest and adding the affects of the pandemic on top of that doesn t make it any easier so this is a really cool opportunity for teens and young adults in Grand Rapids.
Through their youth empowerment program, GRow1000, the city of Grand Rapids will place 650 young people in different jobs this summer. In a press release from the city they say that individuals between 15 and 24 are encouraged to apply now. The program began last year and employed 354 people in more than 60 types of jobs across West Michigan.
City Manager Mark Washington praised the businesses that teamed with them to help the city s youth.